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Capo on the 6th
Intro: G, Em, G, Em
Verse:
GDon't you know baby i'm a lEmeading man
I Cdig down deep when i sDay i love you
And i Gcan hold my own with the Embest of them
I Cguarantee you, you will never see nDothing like this again
Chorus:
GCalifornia, Ci hope that it wakes you
GFrom all of the darkness
That Ci couldn't break through
'cause iG'm gonna miss you, iC'm gonna miss you
GI'm gonna miss you, iC'm gonna miss you
Verse:
GDon't you know that i did the Emthings i could
I Crubbed your back when Dyou were sleeping
GBut all along baby it Emwas understood
TChat you were leaving, Dabsolutely
CSince the very first day we Gmet
Chorus:
GCalifornia, Ci hope that it wakes you
GFrom all of the darkness
That Ci couldn't break through
'cause iG'm gonna miss you, iC'm gonna miss you
GI'm gonna miss you, iC'm gonna miss you
Bridge:
GLike i miss the Cocean
When Gi go to slDeep
EmBabe, it's gonna Ambreak my Dheart
G, C, G, C x2
GI'm gonna miss you, ya Ci'm gonna miss you
GI'm gonna miss you, ya Ci'm gonna miss you
GI'm gonna miss you, ya Ci'm gonna miss you
GOoooohhh   ooooCooohhhh
GOoooohhh   ooooCooohhhh

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California

by Brandon & Leah

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 6 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo on the 6th

Intro: G, Em, G, Em

Verse:

G Em

Don't you know baby i'm a leading man

C D

I dig down deep when i say i love you

G Em

And i can hold my own with the best of them

C D

I guarantee you, you will never see nothing like this again

Chorus:

G C

California, i hope that it wakes you

From all of the darkness

That i couldn't break through

G C

'cause i'm gonna miss you, i'm gonna miss you

G C

I'm gonna miss you, i'm gonna miss you

Verse:

G Em

Don't you know that i did the things i could

C D

I rubbed your back when you were sleeping

G Em

But all along baby it was understood

C D

That you were leaving, absolutely

C G

Since the very first day we met

Chorus:

G C

California, i hope that it wakes you

From all of the darkness

That i couldn't break through

G C

'cause i'm gonna miss you, i'm gonna miss you

G C

I'm gonna miss you, i'm gonna miss you

Bridge:

G C

Like i miss the ocean

G D

When i go to sleep

Em Am D

Babe, it's gonna break my heart

G, C, G, C x2

G C

I'm gonna miss you, ya i'm gonna miss you

G C

I'm gonna miss you, ya i'm gonna miss you

G C

I'm gonna miss you, ya i'm gonna miss you

G C

Ooooohhh ooooooohhhh

G C

Ooooohhh ooooooohhhh

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